75+ Dessert recipes to use up extra eggs (2024)

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What to do with a surplus of eggs? ›

Some delicious egg-based meals could include Finnish pancakes, egg casseroles, quiche, egg muffins, or baked French toast. Fancy baked goods that involve quite a few eggs include bread pudding, custard pie, or souffles. Macaroons, meringues, or angel food cake are great options for using up extra egg whites.

According to the USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), you can freeze eggs for up to one year. When you're ready to use frozen eggs, thaw them overnight in the refrigerator or under running cold water. Use egg yolks or whole eggs as soon as they're thawed.

Cover and freeze one casserole for up to 3 months. Bake the second casserole, uncovered, at 350° for 50 minutes, or until a knife inserted near the center comes out clean. To use frozen casserole: Completely thaw in the refrigerator for 36 hours. Remove from the refrigerator 30 minutes before baking.

Eggs may be refrigerated three to five weeks from the day they are placed in the refrigerator. The "Sell-By" date will usually expire during that length of time, but the eggs will be perfectly safe to use. Always purchase eggs before the "Sell-By" or EXP (expiration) date on the carton.

However, if you add too many eggs to your cake batter, then your end result could be spongy, rubbery, or dense. Like flour, eggs build structure in a cake, so they make a cake batter more bonded and dense.

Can you freeze scrambled eggs? ›

You can also freeze scrambled eggs after they have been cooked. This is a good way to meal prep for the week and to use in dishes like ham fried rice, or for a quick breakfast. They freeze well and taste really good. Let the cooked scrambled eggs cool completely.

Origin: Frittata is an Italian dish whereas quiche is a French dish. Crust: A quiche has crust while a frittata does not. Sometimes, quiche is baked without crust. Base Ingredients: While both frittatas and quiches are made with eggs, quiche is made with an egg custard, which also includes cream or milk.

Over hard or over well. Cooked on both sides all the way through, with the yolk broken (immediately after the egg is cracked). Sunny-side up. Cooked on one side only, until the egg white is set, but the yolk remains liquid.

The main star of the dish is Pi dan 皮蛋, also known as century egg and 1000-year-old egg. Century eggs are cured duck eggs; similar to cheese, the aged smell may take you by surprise when you first try it. But the the savory and umami flavor adds so much depth and flavor to a dish.

Freezer Storage: If you have more eggs than you can use within a few weeks, you can freeze them, out of their shells. Freeze only clean, fresh eggs. Place them in freezer containers, seal tightly and label with the number of eggs, whites or yolks and the date. Defrost frozen eggs overnight in the refrigerator.

Freezing Eggs: For Long-Term Storage

You can also freeze whole, fresh eggs, although doing so directly can cause the shell to break. Instead, scramble the egg contents and freeze them in a silicone ice cube tray. These frozen eggs are perfect for baking or making scrambled eggs.

“As long as the egg hasn't gone bad, there's no reason you can't still enjoy it,” says nutritionist Keri Gans, RD, author of The Small Change Diet. That's right: You do not have to trash that carton of eggs just because it's past the sell-by date. You'll save money and eliminate food waste.

For eggs that are scrambled, fried, poached, etc., any size eggs will work. For most other recipes and especially baked items, size is important. The Large egg is the standard most often used and using a different size, without making an adjustment can affect texture, flavor balance and consistency.